Converting excel files to doc files

[Alvin]

Is it possible to convert an excel file over to doc format?

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

Alvin,

You can open an Excel file with Word, then save it. Word saves as doc files
(if that's what you mean). Be sure to type the doc extension, or Word will
overwrite your original xls file.

 

[Alvin]

Dear Earl,

Not good... My excel file consists of a lot of table. I
tried the method you suggest, but the format ran entirely
out of shape. Is there a way, by using 3rd party software
to easily perform this task? Thank you.

 

[Jay]

Is it possible to convert an excel file over to doc format?

Assuming that "doc" means MS-Word, here's one way:

1. Open the file in Excel.

2. Select the range of columns that contain any entries.

3. Use "Edit > Copy" to copy the Excel data.

4. Open a blank Word document.

5. In Word, use "Edit > Paste" to paste the data.

The result is a Word document with a table that holds the spreadsheet data.

If you don't like Word tables, you can do the above and then use:
Table > Select table
Table > Convert table to text